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DESCRIPTION
DEVICE FOR WORK IMPLEMENTATION WITHOUT STOPPING
FLOW, AND METHOD FOR WORK IMPLEMENTATION WITHOUT
STOPPING FLOW
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a device for work implementation
without stopping flow and method for work implementation without
stoppoing flow, that is, relates to a flow-undisrupted apparatus and a
flow-undisrupted process.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] There are conventional processes well known in the art, in which
an opening is formed in the existing pipe to insert a valve body into the
line (passage) of the existing pipe, without disrupting the flow of a fluid
through the existing pipe (see first and second patent documents).
CITATION LIST
PATENT DOCUMENT
[0003] [FIRST PATENT DOCUMENT] JP2000-179779A (Abstract)
[SECOND PATENT DOCUMENT] JP2004-69059A (Abstract)
[THIRD PATENT DOCUMENT] W02011/099398A (Front page)
[0004] A conventional separate case disclosed in the first and second
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patent documents includes a first flange to which a cutting tool including
a cutter, or the like, is attached, and a second flange to which a valve
cover accommodating a valve body therein is attached, provided
separately from each other in the pipe axis direction of the existing pipe.
The inside of the separate case is sealed, and after the existing
pipe is bored with the cutter, the separate case is moved by a
predetermined amount in the pipe axis direction of the existing pipe, and
a valve body is inserted into the bored opening.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] With the separate case of the first and second patent documents,
since the first flange to which the cutter is attached and the second flange
to which the valve cover is attached communicate with each other
through the inside of the separate case, when the existing pipe is bored
with the cutter, the water pressure in the existing pipe is exerted entirely
across the inside of the case including the valve cover.
Therefore, it is necessary to provide an operation valve for
removing the cutter.
[0006] Since an attachment area for the cutter and an attachment area
for the valve cover need to be formed in the case, the structure is
complicated and it is difficult to reduce the size.
In view of this, the present applicant has proposed a flow-
undisrupted apparatus allowing for simple and easy operations and
allowing for a reduction in size. (the third patent document)
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[0007] According to the preceding invention, three seal rings are used to
form two sealed regions, and the three seal rings are reciprocated,
together with the sealing case, in the pipe axis direction, thus eliminating
the need for the operation valve.
However, when the three seal rings reciprocate while the three
seal rings are pressed hard against the pipe wall of the existing pipe, a
strong resistance is exerted on the existing pipe during the movement.
This can lower the reliability of the operation, e.g., the seal ring coming
out of the packing attachment groove.
Moreover, the seal ring for sealing between the sealing case and
the surface of the existing pipe can easily be damaged by a sharp edge of
an opening in the existing pipe when moving (passing) over the opening.
This can also lower the reliability of the operation.
Thus, an object of the present invention is to improve the
reliability of an operation of a flow-undisrupted process, or the like.
[0008] An apparatus of the present invention is a flow-undisrupted
apparatus to which a boring machine including a cutter for boring a
portion of a pipe wall of an existing pipe to form an opening in the pipe
wall is attached, the flow-undisrupted apparatus allowing the boring
machine to be removed therefrom after the opening is formed, the flow-
undisrupted apparatus including:
a sealing case including a plurality of separate cases separated
from one another in a circumferential direction of the existing pipe for
enclosing a portion of the existing pipe; and
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a rubber packing for sealing a gap between the sealing case and
the existing pipe, wherein:
a branch-shaped branch pipe portion is formed in a first separate
case, which is one of the plurality of separate cases, the branch pipe
portion defining a branch hole extending in a radial direction of the
existing pipe;
the branch pipe portion of the first separate case is provided with
a flange for allowing for attachment and removal of the boring machine;
the sealing case is capable of reciprocating in a pipe axis direction
of the existing pipe; and
the rubber packing forms:
a first sealed area surrounding a portion of the sealing
case where the branch hole is provided for sealing the gap between the
sealing case and the existing pipe around the branch hole; and
a second sealed area for temporarily shutting the opening
bored by the cutter, the second sealed area being adjacent to the first
sealed area, sealed against the first sealed area, and displaced from the
first sealed area in the pipe axis direction;
the rubber packing includes a first seal ring, a second seal ring,
and a third seal ring, forming the first sealed area and the second sealed
area;
each of the rings is attached to a corresponding packing
attachment groove of the sealing case while being in contact with an
outer periphery surface of the existing pipe; and
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between the second seal ring and the packing attachment groove
placed between the two sealed areas, a tolerance (allowance) space is
defined on a side of the branch hole of an outer periphery edge of the
second seal ring, the tolerance space allowing the second seal ring to
deform, within the packing attachment groove, outward in the radial
direction of the existing pipe.
[0009] The apparatus of the present invention may further include a gate
valve body that is to be intruded into an inside of the existing pipe
through the opening formed in the pipe wall so as to disrupt a flow of a
fluid through the existing pipe; and a valve cover accommodating the
gate valve body therein, the valve cover being coupled to the first
separate case via the flange instead of the boring machine.
[0010] In the present invention, first and second sealed areas are
provided, which do not communicate with each other. That is, the first
sealed area and the second sealed area are sealed against each other so
as not to communicate with each other. Therefore, when the existing
pipe is bored with the cutter, the water pressure in the pipeline of the
existing pipe is exerted on the first sealed area and is not exerted on the
second sealed area. On the other hand, when the present apparatus is
moved in the pipe axis direction, the water pressure in the pipeline is
exerted on the second sealed area and is not exerted on the first sealed
area.
[0011] By shutting the bored opening in the second sealed area, it is no
longer necessary to additionally use an operation valve, allowing for a
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significant cost reduction.
It is possible to attach various devices such as boring machines
and valve covers, branch pipes, etc., to the flange provided on the first
separate case. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to provide two flanges,
as opposed to conventional techniques, thus realizing advantages such as
simplifying the structure and allowing for a reduction in size of the
apparatus.
[0012] Particularly, in the present invention, during the movement, a
portion of the second seal ring will deform while escaping into the
tolerance space of the packing attachment groove. Therefore, the
resistance during the movement will decrease. Thus, the seal ring will
unlikely come out of the packing attachment groove.
[0013] When the second seal ring starts passing over the opening, the
portion, which has escaped into the tolerance space, projects toward the
opening (inwardly).
Around when the second seal ring finishes passing over the
opening, the projecting portion of the second seal ring comes into contact
with the edge of the opening, rapidly increasing the resistance during the
movement. Thus, the operator will easily be able to know that the
opening has been sealed with the second sealed area including the second
seal ring.
Thus, the second seal ring is unlikely damaged, improving the
reliability of the operation.
[0014] On the other hand, a method of the present invention is a flow-
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undisrupted process including an assembly step, a boring step, a first
movement step, a replacement step, and a second movement step,
wherein:
the assembly step is a step of airtightly enclosing the portion of
the existing pipe by the sealing case and attaching the boring machine to
the flange of the first separate case without providing an operation valve
between the boring machine and the flange;
the boring step is a step in which the cutter passes through the
branch hole to form the opening in the portion of the existing pipe;
the first movement step is a step of moving the sealing case in a
first direction of the pipe axis direction after the boring step so that the
second sealed area surrounds (covers) the opening without the first
sealed area covering the opening;
the replacement step is a step of removing the boring machine
from the flange together with the cutter after the first movement step,
and attaching the valve cover accommodating the gate valve body therein
to the flange instead of the boring machine;
the second movement step is a step of moving the sealing case in a
second direction, opposite to the first direction, after the replacement step
to such a position that allows the gate valve body to be intruded into the
opening; and
in the first movement step, the second seal ring does not move
(pass) completely over the opening but the second seal ring comes into
contact with the edge of the opening, temporarily shutting the opening by
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the second sealed area.
[0015] With such a flow-undisrupted process, in the first movement step,
the sealing case can be moved in the first direction so as to shut the
opening bored by the cutter by the second sealed area. Therefore, in the
replacement step, it is possible to remove the boring machine having the
cutter, and attach the valve cover accommodating the valve body therein
instead of the boring machine.
Then, in the second movement step, the sealing case can be moved
in the second direction opposite to the first direction so as to insert the
gate valve body into the existing pipe through the opening.
Thus, it is possible to insert a gate valve body with advantages set
forth above, as compared with a case in which an operation valve is
additionally used.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1A is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of a flow
undisrupted apparatus according to an embodiment of the present
invention showing a state where a boring machine is attached to a flange,
and FIG. 1B is a horizontal cross-sectional view thereof.
FIG. 2A is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view of the flow-
undisrupted apparatus showing a state where a valve cover is attached to
the flange, and FIG. 2B is a horizontal cross-sectional view thereof.
FIG. 3A is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state where
a sealing case is attached to an existing pipe, and FIG. 3B is an exploded
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perspective view showing a first separate case and a rubber packing.
FIG. 4A is a schematic bottom view of a first separate case, FIG.
4B is a schematic bottom view of a rubber packing, and FIG. 4C is a
schematic side view of the rubber packing.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic cross-sectional views showing the
flow-undisrupted process.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are schematic longitudinal cross-sectional views
showing the flow-undisrupted process.
FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C are schematic longitudinal cross-sectional
views showing the flow-undisrupted process.
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0017] Preferably, a first portion of the rubber packing forming the first
sealed area is formed in a lattice pattern having a through hole through
which the cutter passes; and
a second portion of the rubber packing forming the second sealed
area is formed in a lattice pattern covering a vicinity of the opening in the
existing pipe corresponding to the second sealed area.
In this case, since each sealed area is formed by a lattice-shaped
rubber packing, the second seal ring will easily deform while escaping
into the tolerance space, and will easily deform so as to project into the
opening.
[0018] Preferably, the rubber packing is configured such that the second
seal ring comes into contact with a portion of the existing pipe along an
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edge of the opening as the rubber packing slides, together with the
sealing case, in a direction from the second sealed area toward the first
sealed area, and the second sealed area temporarily shuts the opening
with the third seal ring in contact with the outer periphery surface of the
existing pipe.
In this case, the second seal ring does not need to pass completely
over the opening. Therefore, the second seal ring will unlikely be
damaged by the edge of the opening.
[0019] Preferably, the rubber packing further includes a fourth seal ring
and forms a third sealed area between the first seal ring and the fourth
seal ring, and another tolerance space similar to the tolerance space is
further defined between the first seal ring and the packing attachment
groove so that the rubber packing is formed in symmetry with respect to
the branch pipe portion.
In this case, since the rubber packing is formed in symmetry with
respect to the branch pipe portion, the sealing case may be moved either
way along the pipe axis direction. This will improve the reliability of the
operation.
EMBODIMENTS
[0020] The present invention will be understood more clearly from the
following description of preferred embodiments taken in conjunction with
the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments and the
drawings are merely illustrative, and shall not be relied upon in defining
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the scope of the present invention. The scope of the present invention
shall be defined only by the appended claims. In the accompanying
drawings, like reference numerals denote like components throughout
the plurality of figures.
[0021] An embodiment of the present invention will now be described
with reference to the drawings.
First, the general configuration of the present apparatus will be
described.
[0022] Flow-undisrupted apparatus 2:
The present apparatus 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 encloses an
existing pipe 1 while a fluid (e.g., water, etc.) is flowing through the
existing pipe 1, and is moved in a pipe axis direction L as shown in FIGS.
6A to 7C, for flow-undisrupted boring and for insertion/removal of a valve
body, etc.
[0023] Separate cases 21 and 22:
As shown in FIG. 1B, the present apparatus 2 includes a sealing
case 20. The sealing case 20 includes two separate cases 21 and 22
enclosing a portion of the existing pipe 1.
[0024] The first and second separate cases 21 and 22 are separated from
each other along a virtual plane that is generally orthogonal to the axis X
of a branch pipe portion 27. The pair of separate cases 21 and 22 are
attached from outside to the existing pipe 1 from the upper and lower
sides in the radial direction C of the existing pipe 1 and are assembled
together by fastening coupling portions 25 thereof to each other with
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assembly bolts 29a and assembly nuts 29b.
[0025] As shown in FIG. 1B, the separate cases 21 and 22 each have an
inner periphery surface 29 which is curved generally along an outer
periphery surface 13 of the existing pipe 1.
The branch pipe portion 27 having a branch-shaped branch hole
23 protruding in the radial direction C of the existing pipe 1 is formed
integral with the first case 21 of the plurality of separate cases 21 and 22
shown in FIG. 1A.
[0026] Branch pipe portion 27:
A flange 28, e.g., a plate-shaped flange, is formed integral with the
branch pipe portion 27, and a boring machine 3 shown in FIG. 1A, a valve
cover 5 shown in FIG. 2B, etc., are attached to the flange 28.
[0027] Rubber packing 30:
In FIGS. 4B and 4C, a rubber packing 30 is densely dotted.
[0028] As shown in FIG. 4A, the packing attachment portions 41 to 44
formed by grooves in a lattice pattern are formed on the inner surface of
the separate case 21 (22). The rubber packing 30 shown in FIG. 3B is
attached to the packing attachment portions 41 to 44, and the gap
between the existing pipe 1 and the sealing case 20 is sealed by the
rubber packing 30 as shown in FIG. 1A.
[0029] As shown in FIGS. 3B and 4B, the rubber packing 30 includes
first to fourth seal rings 31 to 34, which are semi-circular and half ring-
shaped, and two straight portions 35 and 35, which are straight-shaped.
As shown in FIG. 4A, the separate case 21 (22) includes first to
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fourth depressed portions 41 to 44 and fifth depressed portions 45 and 45
in which the first to fourth seal rings 31 to 34 and the straight portions 35
and 35, respectively, fit.
As shown in FIGS. 4C and 3B, the first to fourth seal rings 31 to
34 each have an inner periphery surface 3F formed in a semi-circular
shape so as to closely contact the outer periphery surface 13 of the
existing pipe 1. The fifth depressed portions 45 of FIG. 4A are formed in
a straight shape so that the straight portions 35 fit therein, and so that
when the separate case 21 (22) is attached to the existing pipe 1, the
straight portions 35 closely contact each other.
[0030] First sealed area Si:
As shown in FIG. 1A, the first seal ring 31 and the second seal
ring 32 are arranged on opposite sides (both sides) of the branch hole 23
in the pipe axis direction L. Thus, a first sealed area Si, which
surrounds and seals a portion of the sealing case 20 in which the branch
hole 23 is provided, is formed between the first seal ring 31 and the
second seal ring 32. That is, the first sealed area Si, which shuts the
branch hole 23, is formed in a portion corresponding to the branch hole 23.
[0031] Second sealed area S2:
As shown in FIG. 3A, a second sealed area S2 is formed between
the second seal ring 32 and the third seal ring 33. That is, as shown in
FIG. 1.A, the second sealed area S2 is adjacent to the first sealed area Si
and is sealed against the first sealed area Si. The second sealed area S2
is formed to be displaced from (be next to) the first sealed area Si in the
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pipe axis direction L, and sized so as to be able to shut an opening la
bored with the cutter 3a (FIG. 1A) shown in FIG. 6B.
Third sealed area S3:
As shown in FIG. 34, a third sealed area S3, similar to the second
sealed area S2, is formed between the first seal ring 31 and the fourth
seal ring 34. That is, as shown in FIG. IA, the third sealed area S3 is
adjacent to the first sealed area Si and is sealed against the first sealed
area Si. The third sealed area S3 is formed to be displaced from (be
next to) the first sealed area Si in the pipe axis direction L, and sized so
as to be able to shut an opening la bored with the cutter 3a (FIG. LA)
shown in FIG. 6B.
[0032] Each of the sealed areas Si to S3 is a sealed space, and the sealed
areas Si to S3 do not communicate with each other.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the straight portions 35 and 35 are provided
so as to oppose each other between the coupling portion 25 of the first
separate case 21 and the coupling portion 25 of the second separate case
22.
[0033] Flow-undisrupted process:
Assembly step:
First, as shown in FIGS. lA and 1B, a portion of the existing pipe
1 is airtightly enclosed by the sealing case 20, and a boring machine 3 is
attached to the first separate case 21 via the flange 28.
That is, as the existing pipe 1 is sandwiched and enclosed from
the upper and lower sides by the first separate case 21 and the second
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separate case 22, the inner periphery surfaces 3F of the first to fourth
seal rings 31 to 34 of the rubber packing 30 come into contact with a pipe
wall 12 (the outer periphery surface 13) of the existing pipe 1, thereby
forming the first sealed area Si to the third sealed area S3 as shown in
FIG. 1A.
Then, the bolt 29a is passed through the coupling portions 25 of
the separate cases 21 and 22 shown in FIG. 1B, and the nut 29b is
screwed onto the bolt 29a, thereby airtightly enclosing a portion of the
existing pipe 1 with the sealing case 20.
[0034] Boring step:
Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the cutter 3a of the boring machine 3
is moved (lowered) toward the center of the existing pipe 1 so as to bore a
portion of the pipe wall 12 (FIG. 5A) of the existing pipe 1 with the cutter
3a of the boring machine 3, and the entire present apparatus 2 of FIG. 5A
is rotated in the circumferential direction R while spinning the cutter 3a
of the boring machine 3 so as to bore a portion of the existing pipe 1 and
form the opening la extending generally halfway round as shown in
FIGS. 5B.
[0035] First movement step:
Then, the boring machine 3 is returned to the original position,
and the sealing case 20 is slid in the first direction Li to the position
shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. That is, the sealing case 20 is moved so that
the opening la is not covered by the first sealed area Si but the opening
la is covered (surrounded) by the second sealed area S2 as shown in FIG.
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6B.
[0036] Replacement step:
Next, the boring machine 3 is removed from the sealing case 20,
together with the cutter 3a, after the first movement step.
Herein, the opening la is sealed by the second sealed area S2 by
the first movement step. Therefore, water flowing through the pipeline
of the existing pipe 1 will not gush out of the opening la.
[0037] After the boring machine 3 is removed, the valve cover 5 is
attached to the flange 28 of the first separate case 21 as shown in FIG. 7A.
A valve body 5a capable of being intruded into the existing pipe 1 is
provided in the valve cover 5.
[0038] Second movement step:
Then, the sealing case 20 is slid in the second direction L2,
opposite to the first direction Li, as shown in FIGS. 7B, 7C and 2A.
Through the second movement step, the sealing case 20 is moved to such
a position that allows the gate valve body 5a to be intruded into the
existing pipe 1 through the opening la as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
[0039] Water-disrupting step:
Then, when an operation portion 51 of the valve cover 5 is rotated,
the gate valve body 5a descends, thereby shutting the pipeline of the
existing pipe 1 and disrupting water as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
After the water disruption, work is performed downstream of the existing
pipe 1.
[0040] Then, as the operation portion 51 of the valve cover 5 is rotated in
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the reverse direction, as necessary, the gate valve body 5a ascends.
[0041] Where the valve cover 5 and the gate valve body 5a are no longer
needed, the sealing case 20 is slid again in the first direction Li after the
gate valve body 5a is ascended.
After the movement, the first sealed area Si does not cover the
opening la, with the second sealed area S2 surrounding the opening la,
as shown in FIG. 7A.
After the movement, the valve cover 5 is removed from the sealing
case 20 together with the gate valve body 5a.
[0042] Next, characteristic features of the structure and method of the
present embodiment will be described in detail.
[0043] The rubber packing 30 of FIG. 3A includes the first, second, third
and fourth seal rings 31 to 34 defining the first, second and third sealed
areas Si, S2 and S3. The rings 31 to 34 are attached respectively to the
packing attachment grooves 41 to 44 of the sealing case 20 while being in
contact with the outer periphery surface 13 of the existing pipe 1.
[0044] Tolerance spaces a and a, whose cross section is triangular, for
example, are provided between the first seal ring 31 and the packing
attachment groove 41 as well as between the second seal ring 32 and the
packing attachment groove 42, wherein the first and second seal rings 31
and 32 are placed on opposite sides of the first sealed area Si. The
tolerance spaces a and a, defined on the branch hole 23 side of the outer
periphery edge of the first and second seal rings 31 and 32, allow the first
or second seal ring 31 or 32 to deform, within the packing attachment
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grooves 41 and 42, outward Cl in the radial direction of the existing pipe
1.
Note that in the present embodiment, the tolerance spaces a are
provided (formed) as the first and second packing attachment grooves 41
and 42 each are in left-right symmetry in cross section, whereas corners
of the outer periphery edge of each of the first and second seal rings 31
and 32 are not in left-right symmetry but are shaped so that one corner is
cut off with respect to (compared to) the other corner.
Thus, the rubber packing 30 is formed in symmetry with respect
to the branch pipe portion 27.
[0045] As shown in FIGS. 3A, 6A and 6B, in the first movement step, the
second seal ring 32 does not move (pass) completely over the opening la
and the second seal ring 32 comes into contact with an edge 1E of the
opening la, temporarily shutting the opening la by the second sealed
area S2.
[0046] That is, in the first movement step, as the rubber packing 30
slides in the first direction Li from the second sealed area S2 toward the
first sealed area Si, the second seal ring 32 comes into contact with a
portion of the existing pipe 1 along the edge lE of the opening la, and the
opening la is temporarily shut by the second sealed area S2 with the
third seal ring 33 in contact with the outer periphery surface 13 of the
existing pipe 1.
[0047] On the other hand, in the assembly step of FIG. 1A and the boring
step of FIG. 5B, the first and second seal rings 31 and 32 are in contact
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with the outer periphery surface 13 of the existing pipe I. In the boring
step, on the first and second seal rings 31 and 32, the water pressure of
the water discharged from the opening la is applied upon the tolerance
space a. This achieves a so-called "self-sealed" state, with the inner
periphery surface 3F being pressed against the existing pipe 1, and the
water-stopping function will therefore not deteriorate.
[0048] On the other hand, in the replacement step of FIGS. 6B and 7A,
the branch hole 23 communicates with the atmospheric air, and the
water pressure is applied from the opening la of FIG. 6B, thereby
resulting in a single-pressure state.
However, the second seal ring 32 is pressed against and is bitten
in by the edge lE of the opening la. Therefore, it will not detract from
the water-stopping capability needed for the operation of replacing the
boring machine 3 and the gate valve body 5a.
[0049] While preferred embodiments have been described above with
reference to the drawings, various obvious changes and modifications will
readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reading the present
specification.
For example, the third sealed area may not be provided.
While the sealing case for enclosing the existing pipe is divided
into two pieces, i.e., the first and second separate cases, in the
embodiments described above, it may be divided into three or more pieces.
The rubber packing may include a sheet packing for sealing the
gap between the separate cases, and a ring packing for sealing the
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different areas.
The case for enclosing the existing pipe may be a cast product or
may be formed by a steel plate. Where it is formed by a steel plate, first
and second separate cases, being tentatively assembled together, may be
welded together so that the two separate cases are integrated together.
The shape of a hole to be bored is not limited to an arc shape, but
may be a circular shape. A circular hole may be formed by a hole saw
well known in the art.
Thus, such changes and modifications are deemed to fall within
the scope of the present invention, which is defined by the appended
claims.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0050] The flow-undisrupted apparatus and the flow-undisrupted process
of the present invention can be used for inserting a gate valve body into a
line of an existing pipe of water, gas, etc., to disrupt the flow of the fluid
with the inserted gate valve body.
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
[0051] 1: Existing pipe
13: Outer periphery surface
la: Opening
1E: Edge
2: Flow-undisrupted apparatus
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3a: Cutter
12: Pipe wall
20: Sealing case
21: First separate case
22: Second separate case
23: Branch hole
27: Branch pipe portion
28: Flange
30: Rubber packing
3F: Inner periphery surface
31-34: First to fourth seal rings
35: Straight portion
41-45: First to fifth depressed portions (packing attachment
grooves)
C: Radial direction
Cl: Outward
L: Pipe axis direction
Li: First direction
L2: Second direction
R: Circumferential direction
Si: First sealed area
S2: Second sealed area
S3: Third sealed area
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